Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Koehne
MH416 : Rotala rotundifolia (Roxb.) Koehne
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Ammania rotundifolia Hamilton.;
Ammania latifolia Wallich pro parte.;
Ammania subspicata Bentham.;
Ameletia rotundifolias Dalzell ex Gibson.;
Ameletias subspicata Bentham.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Dwarf Rotala, Roundleaf Toothcup |
| Plant Family | : | Lythraceae |
| Description | : | 10-15 cm tall, Leaves opposite decussate. Flowers rose coloured in terminal spikes. Capsules globose opening by 4 valves. Erect herbs, to 15 cm high; stem reddish, 4-angled. Leaves to 8 x 6 mm, oblong-orbicular, sessile, glabrous, 5-nerved. Racemes 1-1.5 cm long, bracteoles 2 mm long, lanceolate; calyx tube 2.5 mm long, lobes triangular, acute; intersepalar appendages absent; petals 1.5 x 1 mm, obovate; filaments attached near the base of calyx tube; ovary 1 x 1 mm, obovoid, truncate, obtuse, 4-angled; style 1 mm long. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Chikhaldara |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The plant is reputed of anti-pyretic, detoxication, antiswelling and diuresis properties and also useful in treatments of cirrhosis ascetic fluids, gonorrhea, menstrual cramps and piles in the south of China. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: quercetin 3-O-beta-D-2alpha-acetylglucuronide;
quercetin 3-O-beta-D-2alpha-acetylglucuronide methyl ester; kaempferol; quercetin; rotundifoline A; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Quercetin; Kaempferol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Rotalarotundifolia(033)/4447
- http://www.plantsrescue.com/rotala_rotundifolia/
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230973
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943002/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875536409600534 |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Myrtales |
| Family | : Lythraceae - Loosestrife family |
| Genus | : Rotala |
| Species | : Rotala rotundifolia (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Koehne |